MV Agusta donates Covid-19 testing machine to hospital

As per the company, the machine, which can also be used remotely, has the capacity to process up to 96 swabs in 30 minutes.

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April 03, 2020, 17:00 IST

The initiative stems from the company’s collaboration with a local charity who started raising funds for the coronavirus emergency on March 8.New Delhi: Italian motorcycle maker MV Agusta on Friday informed that it has donated a testing machinery to support Varese community hospitals facing the coronavirus emergency.

As per the company, the machine, which can also be used remotely, has the capacity to process up to 96 swabs in 30 minutes.

The initiative stems from the company’s collaboration with a local charity who started raising funds for the coronavirus emergency on March 8, which already resulted in the donation of important intensive care equipment to the Varese hospital.

Timur Sardarov, CEO, MV Agusta Motor S.p.A. said, “It is important for us to do our part in this particular moment, supporting those who are working to address this situation and protect our community.”

“Fondazione Circolo della Bontà helped us single-out some critical needs, so we were able to act swiftly and efficiently. We are also keeping in touch with the Varese hospital to identify further opportunities of intervention,” he further added.

The machine, by the name of QuantStudioTM 5 Real-Time PCR System, is not specifically dedicated to Covid-19, but it will also greatly improve, once the emergency is over, the hospital’s diagnostic capabilities in the entire virology field, MV Agusta mentioned in the press release.

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